After the plaintiff in a medical malpractice wrongful death action submitted 72 changes to her deposition answers, a Virginia circuit judge allowed the defendants a second deposition to inquire about the changes. The Fairfax County case raised an issue occasionally ...

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A 53-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic with a chief complaint of chest pain radiating to his arms, back and mouth. He reported that the pain sometimes also made his teeth hurt. The man’s risk factors were highly ...

Tagged with: Mediation Medical Malpractice Settlement Wrongful Death

A 60-year-old, unarmed Chinese immigrant and resident of a planned urban development was shot and killed by an armed security guard. The guard was employed by a security agency under contract with the community association for that development. On Jan. ...

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Decedent was a 56-year-old female who had multiple sclerosis for approximately 30 years, end stage renal disease and diabetes. She had been confined to a wheelchair and resided in a nursing facility for 13 years. Decedent had been loaded into ...

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At about 2:30 a.m. on July 31, 2018, a family from Hampton, on the way to Disney World, was motoring down Interstate 95 in Glynn County, Georgia. Traffic was light and their SUV was traveling in the right-hand lane. Some ...

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John Doe was admitted for palliative care to the long term care unit of Woe healthcare facility. Doe suffered from dementia, convulsions and high blood pressure and had recurring urinary tract infections. Woe’s physician’s assistant ordered an antibiotic that was ...

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The decedent was involved in a motor vehicle collision on Aug. 28, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m. in Prince Edward County. The decedent, 87 at the time, was riding with her daughter who was traveling west on Route 460 when ...

Tagged with: Richmond Circuit Court Settlement Wrongful Death

These two wrongful death actions arose out of an incident on March 30, 2017, when a tractor-trailer was being operated on a two-lane road in Buckingham County. A school bus was approaching from the opposite direction. Both the school bus ...

Tagged with: Mediation Richmond Circuit Court Wrongful Death

Where plaintiff’s decedent died from an accidental overdose of prescription narcotic painkillers and alcohol, and defendant doctor did not examine her during the last 14 months of her life but kept prescribing the medications, the trial court erred by striking ...

Tagged with: Justice Teresa M. Chafin Personal Injury Supreme Court of Virginia Wrongful Death

A wrongful death action alleging negligent care at a company dispensary is barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act, a Roanoke County circuit judge has ruled. The decision could limit or even eliminate recovery for the family of a man who ...

Tagged with: Judge Charles N. Dorsey Roanoke Circuit Court Wrongful Death